Get the latest position of the Canadian boat to Gaza, Tahrir
This map was made by Benjamin Doherty at the Electronic Intifada. Get the embed code at the link and post the map on your website or blog. You can also track the Tahrir here.
Shalit is Free. Lift the Siege of Gaza Now.
In the world of principle and international law, the ongoing Israeli blockade of Gaza – which until now blocks Gazans from traveling to the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and blocks Gazans from exporting, farming, fishing, and otherwise earning their living – is a clear violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which bars the use…
Bxxxxxt the Sxxxxxxxxxs! Israeli Knesset Bans Free Speech for Jews
Monday, July 11, was a historic day for the movement to abolish the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. The right-wing dominated Israeli Knesset gave the campaign to boycott the Israeli occupation a Good Housekeeping seal of approval – a hechsher, if you will – by passing legislation to punish it….
What the Freedom Flotilla Was Really About: A Response to Christopher Hitchens
Last week, renowned author Christopher Hitchens published a column highly critical of those who attempted to sail to Gaza on the Freedom Flotilla earlier this month. In the article, he sharply questions the flotilla participants’ “political ambitions,” which he suggests are linked to those of Hamas, Hezbollah and even Osama bin Laden. Presumably, Hitchens would…
He Gets It, But He Still Doesn’t Get It: Reading Ethan Bronner in Athens
If you share in the project of reforming U.S. foreign policy so that it reflects the values and interests of the majority of Americans, then you care about the New York Times. Because of its role in influencing the coverage of other corporate media, the Times is a key gatekeeper shaping not only what the…
With continued threats to Gaza flotilla, State Department warns participants, not Israel
With continued threats coming from Israel, a complaint traced to an Israeli organization aimed at docking the U.S. boat indefinitely, and the reported sabotage of another flotilla ship, the State Department ought to say or do something to avert the possibility of undeserved violence toward U.S. citizens sailing to Gaza. But, of course, to date,…
Six members of Congress ask Secretary Clinton to ‘ensure the safety of all American citizens on board the Audacity of Hope’
For Immediate Release June 27, 2011 Media Contacts: Athens/en route to Gaza: Robert Naiman, naiman [at] justforeignpolicy.org Washington, DC: Kate Gould, press [at] justforeignpolicy.org WASHINGTON, DC: On Friday, June 24, six members of Congress wrote to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, asking her to “do everything in your power” to help “ensure the safety of…
Press Release: JFP Policy Director to Board Gaza Flotilla, Available by Satellite Phone
Just Foreign Policy issued a press release earlier this morning regarding the impending journey of its Policy Director, Robert Naiman, aboard the U.S. Boat to Gaza and his availability for media work prior to and during this journey. Read the full press release here: https://www.justforeignpolicy.org/pressreleases/gazaflotilla
Egypt Opens Rafah Crossing: This Is What Democracy Looks Like
There was a slogan on the streets of Seattle: "This is what democracy looks like." You can’t love democracy and denigrate protest, because protest is part of democracy. It’s a package deal. Likewise, you can’t claim solidarity with Egyptian protesters when they take down a dictator, but act horrified that the resulting government in Egypt,…
No “Hamas Exception” for Human Rights: A Reply to the American Jewish Committee
Following my post about my plans to participate in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla in opposition to the blockade of Gaza, "Why We Must Sail to Gaza," David Harris, the executive director of the American Jewish Committee, responded by challenging me to answer his concerns about Hamas and Israeli security. Of course, I welcome the opportunity…
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